enter

Regular
Infinitive
enter
Past Simple
entered
Past Participle
entered
-ing Form
entering
3rd Person
enters
enter enters entering entered

Enter means to go or come into a place. Regular verb: enter-entered-entered.

Meanings

  • To go into a place
  • To begin to participate
  • To type data into a system

Common Collocations

enter a room enter data enter a competition enter into agreement

Tip for Learners

Enter doesn't need "into" for physical spaces. "Enter the room" not "enter into the room."
Present Simple
I enter
you enter
he/she/it enters
we enter
they enter
Examples - Present Simple
  • I enter the building through the main door.
  • You enter data into the system accurately.
  • She enters competitions regularly.
  • We enter the market with confidence.
  • They enter the room quietly.
Present Continuous
I am entering
you are entering
he/she/it is entering
we are entering
they are entering
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am entering the password now.
  • You are entering a new phase of life.
  • He is entering the building.
  • We are entering uncharted territory.
  • They are entering the competition.
Present Perfect
I have entered
you have entered
he/she/it has entered
we have entered
they have entered
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have entered all the data.
  • You have entered many competitions.
  • She has entered the industry successfully.
  • We have entered new markets.
  • They have entered the agreement.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been entering
you have been entering
he/she/it has been entering
we have been entering
they have been entering
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been entering data all morning.
  • You have been entering competitions for years.
  • He has been entering information for hours.
  • We have been entering markets steadily.
  • They have been entering negotiations for weeks.
Past Simple
I entered
you entered
he/she/it entered
we entered
they entered
Examples - Past Simple
  • I entered the room and saw everyone.
  • You entered the contest last year.
  • She entered the university at eighteen.
  • We entered the market in 2020.
  • They entered the building after hours.
Past Continuous
I was entering
you were entering
he/she/it was entering
we were entering
they were entering
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was entering data when the computer crashed.
  • You were entering the building when I called.
  • He was entering the room when we arrived.
  • We were entering the phase of testing.
  • They were entering negotiations when the deal changed.
Past Perfect
I had entered
you had entered
he/she/it had entered
we had entered
they had entered
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had entered the room before anyone else.
  • You had entered the data before the deadline.
  • She had entered the competition before registrations closed.
  • We had entered the market before competitors.
  • They had entered the agreement before the dispute.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been entering
you had been entering
he/she/it had been entering
we had been entering
they had been entering
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been entering data for hours.
  • You had been entering competitions for years.
  • He had been entering the field gradually.
  • We had been entering markets for decades.
  • They had been entering negotiations for months.
Future Simple
I will enter
you will enter
he/she/it will enter
we will enter
they will enter
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will enter the contest next month.
  • You will enter a new chapter of your life.
  • She will enter the university next fall.
  • We will enter the market next year.
  • They will enter the building at noon.
Future Continuous
I will be entering
you will be entering
he/she/it will be entering
we will be entering
they will be entering
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be entering data all afternoon.
  • You will be entering competitions throughout the year.
  • He will be entering new territory soon.
  • We will be entering markets globally.
  • They will be entering negotiations next week.
Future Perfect
I will have entered
you will have entered
he/she/it will have entered
we will have entered
they will have entered
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have entered all data by evening.
  • You will have entered many competitions by then.
  • She will have entered the workforce by graduation.
  • We will have entered five new markets by year end.
  • They will have entered the agreement by tomorrow.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been entering
you will have been entering
he/she/it will have been entering
we will have been entering
they will have been entering
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been entering data for hours by then.
  • You will have been entering competitions for a decade.
  • He will have been entering the field for years.
  • We will have been entering markets for decades.
  • They will have been entering negotiations for months.
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